Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of North Carolina's cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest number of voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (220.02K), followed by Greensboro city (96.53K), and Raleigh city (93.42K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of North Carolina cities and places based on Black or African American Alone voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in North Carolina.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Fayetteville
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Gastonia
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Charlotte city 220015
2 Greensboro city 96533
3 Raleigh city 93419
4 Durham city 80989
5 Fayetteville city 68057
6 Winston-Salem city 62121
7 High Point city 27146
8 Greenville city 26873
9 Rocky Mount city 26021
10 Gastonia city 17974
11 Wilson city 17544
12 Concord city 16959
13 Wilmington city 14717
14 Goldsboro city 13753
15 Burlington city 12265
16 Cary town 10407
17 Kinston city 10376
18 Jacksonville city 9998
19 Salisbury city 9822
20 Kannapolis city 8501
21 Asheville city 7737
22 Garner town 7255
23 Henderson city 7218
24 Elizabeth City city 7216
25 Statesville city 6685
26 New Bern city 6462
27 Shelby city 6277
28 Knightdale town 6064
29 Monroe city 5764
30 Sanford city 5484
31 Huntersville town 5475
32 Wake Forest town 5392
33 Laurinburg city 5099
34 Lumberton city 5013
35 Chapel Hill town 4810
36 Hickory city 4584
37 Reidsville city 4519
38 Clayton town 4477
39 Hope Mills town 4236
40 Lexington city 4191
41 Tarboro town 4136
41 Thomasville city 4136
42 Mooresville town 3919
43 Roanoke Rapids city 3869
44 Oxford city 3587
45 Fuquay-Varina town 3455
46 Graham city 3436
47 Spring Lake town 3310
48 Indian Trail town 3309
49 Washington city 3203
50 Mebane city 3186
51 Eden city 3174
52 Mint Hill town 3138
53 Kernersville town 3127
54 Apex town 2904
55 Albemarle city 2884
56 Roxboro city 2814
57 Winterville town 2783
58 Harrisburg town 2668
59 Holly Springs town 2571
60 Clinton city 2569
61 Dunn city 2525
62 Anderson Creek CDP 2509
63 Asheboro city 2453
64 Ahoskie town 2438
65 Smithfield town 2421
66 Matthews town 2395
67 Williamston town 2388
68 Rockingham city 2352
69 Mount Holly city 2324
70 Wadesboro town 2288
71 Piney Green CDP 2239
72 Butner town 2183
73 Morrisville town 2164
74 Havelock city 2155
75 Nashville town 2063
76 Zebulon town 1962
77 Windsor town 1952
78 Southern Pines town 1930
79 Wendell town 1909
80 Kings Mountain city 1875
81 Pineville town 1850
82 Carrboro town 1787
83 Edenton town 1754
84 Boone town 1713
85 Spout Springs CDP 1657
86 Selma town 1647
87 Mount Olive town 1646
88 Ayden town 1644
89 Lenoir city 1632
90 Plymouth town 1622
91 Hamlet city 1611
92 Murraysville CDP 1538
93 Farmville town 1520
94 Leland town 1516
95 Cornelius town 1500
96 Tabor City town 1490
97 Rolesville town 1487
98 Whiteville city 1471
99 Hillsborough town 1440
100 Morganton city 1430
101 Raeford city 1403
102 Gibsonville town 1389
103 Aberdeen town 1362
104 Creedmoor city 1336
105 Waxhaw town 1326
106 Clemmons village 1307
107 Lillington town 1297
108 Elizabethtown town 1245
109 Newton city 1228
110 Enfield town 1214
111 Half Moon CDP 1205
112 Forest City town 1175
113 Green Level town 1174
114 Wrightsboro CDP 1168
115 Murfreesboro town 1143
116 Lincolnton city 1135
117 Belmont city 1130
117 South Rosemary CDP 1130
118 Siler City town 1125
119 Warsaw town 1123
120 Red Springs town 1053
121 Wingate town 1050
122 La Grange town 1023
123 Louisburg town 1021
124 Fairmont town 989
125 Maxton town 974
126 Stallings town 960
127 Polkton town 957
128 Princeville town 933
129 Scotland Neck town 902
130 Brogden CDP 889
131 Dallas town 887
132 Marion city 850
133 Yanceyville town 839
134 Hendersonville city 834
135 Spindale town 833
136 Marshville town 824
137 Elon town 817
138 Weldon town 803
139 Walkertown town 786
140 Spencer town 784
141 East Spencer town 780
141 Sharpsburg town 780
142 Angier town 765
143 Kings Grant CDP 760
144 Ranlo town 747
145 Troy town 740
146 Franklinton town 734
147 Grifton town 727
148 Garysburg town 722
149 Chadbourn town 720
150 Benson town 692
151 Wallace town 688
152 Mar-Mac CDP 683
153 Burgaw town 679
154 Elroy CDP 671
155 Mount Airy city 659
156 Badin town 652
157 Bessemer City city 651
158 Navassa town 648
159 Mocksville town 640
160 Maury CDP 630
161 Robersonville town 618
162 Forest Oaks CDP 617
163 Davidson town 616
163 Pittsboro town 616
164 Erwin town 612
165 Pleasant Garden town 604
166 Morehead City town 602
167 Hertford town 600
168 Archdale city 596
169 Bethel town 584
170 Conover city 582
171 Eastover town 572
171 Pinetops town 572
172 River Road CDP 568
173 Snow Hill town 564
174 James City CDP 563
175 Belhaven town 555
176 Rockfish CDP 549
177 Lewisville town 545
178 Brevard city 543
179 Brunswick town 534
180 Spring Hope town 521
181 Elm City town 516
182 Rural Hall town 506
183 Cullowhee CDP 486
184 Bayboro town 485
185 East Rockingham CDP 484
186 Cherryville city 481
187 Boiling Springs town 480
187 Madison town 480
188 North Wilkesboro town 476
189 Pinehurst village 469
190 Rich Square town 465
191 Fremont town 461
192 Long View town 456
192 Silver City CDP 456
193 Dobbins Heights town 448
194 Kingstown town 443
194 Troutman town 443
195 Rowland town 442
196 Liberty town 435
197 Weddington town 433
198 Jamestown town 430
199 Midland town 427
200 Buies Creek CDP 424
201 New Hope CDP 422
202 Sedalia town 417
203 Beaufort town 414
204 Roseboro town 407
205 Mount Gilead town 403
206 South Henderson CDP 400
207 Newport town 393
208 Kenly town 385
209 Light Oak CDP 384
209 Wesley Chapel village 384
210 Wilson's Mills town 382
211 Northchase CDP 381
212 Summerfield town 379
213 Woodfin town 365
214 Whitakers town 362
214 Youngsville town 362
215 Northwest city 361
216 Glen Raven CDP 360
217 Maiden town 359
218 Norwood town 356
219 Fletcher town 350
220 Cramerton town 349
221 Norlina town 346
222 Carthage town 344
223 Biscoe town 335
224 Fair Bluff town 333
225 Lowell city 332
226 Seaboard town 327
227 Red Oak town 326
228 Skippers Corner CDP 325
229 Gaston town 323
230 Swepsonville town 318
231 Taylortown town 317
232 Greenevers town 316
233 Silver Lake CDP 314
234 Winton town 307
235 South Weldon CDP 306
235 Stanley town 306
235 Walnut Cove town 306
236 Roper town 304
237 Rutherfordton town 303
238 Lake Royale CDP 299
238 Vander CDP 299
239 Black Mountain town 298
240 Warrenton town 295
241 Rose Hill town 293
242 Midway town 291
242 Moyock CDP 291
243 Maysville town 290
244 St. Stephens CDP 288
244 Shallotte town 288
245 East Arcadia town 284
245 Wentworth town 284
246 Oak Ridge town 283
246 St. Pauls town 283
247 Belville town 282
247 Richlands town 282
248 Randleman city 281
249 Archer Lodge town 280
249 Four Oaks town 280
250 Pumpkin Center CDP 279
251 Mineral Springs town 278
252 Trinity city 277
253 Wilkesboro town 267
254 Ansonville town 266
254 Aulander town 266
254 Dudley CDP 266
255 Bladenboro town 265
255 Stantonsburg town 265
256 Coats town 261
257 Pembroke town 258
258 China Grove town 257
259 Myrtle Grove CDP 255
260 Lewiston Woodville town 250
260 Marvin village 250
261 Southport city 246
262 Princeton town 244
263 Mayodan town 238
264 Middlesex town 235
264 Wagram town 235
265 Conway town 234
266 Sandyfield town 232
267 Bolton town 231
267 Brices Creek CDP 231
268 Stokesdale town 228
269 Landis town 227
270 Chocowinity town 226
271 Dortches town 220
272 Beulaville town 216
273 Granite Quarry town 213
274 Hightsville CDP 212
275 Kenansville town 210
276 Pine Level town 207
277 Ellerbe town 206
277 Swannanoa CDP 206
278 Five Points CDP 203
278 Magnolia town 203
278 Mountain View CDP 203
279 Littleton town 193
279 Oakboro town 193
280 Columbia town 192
280 River Bend town 192
281 Haw River town 189
281 Morven town 189
282 Fairplains CDP 188
283 Cordova CDP 187
284 Locust city 185
285 Cofield village 183
286 Lucama town 181
287 Woodland town 180
288 Taylorsville town 179
289 Hoffman town 178
290 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 177
291 Waynesville town 176
292 Elkin town 175
293 Efland CDP 174
293 Hampstead CDP 174
293 Lake Park village 174
294 Laurel Hill CDP 173
295 Porters Neck CDP 172
295 Ramseur town 172
296 Kelly CDP 167
297 Clarkton town 165
297 Jonesville town 165
297 Vanceboro town 165
298 Aurora town 163
299 Lilesville town 162
299 Rocky Point CDP 162
300 Holly Ridge town 159
301 Boiling Spring Lakes city 157
301 Hallsboro CDP 157
301 Pinebluff town 157
302 Mars Hill town 156
302 Winfall town 156
303 East Flat Rock CDP 155
304 Parmele town 152
304 Tobaccoville village 152
305 Stem town 150
306 Bunnlevel CDP 149
307 Cleveland town 148
307 Stoneville town 148
308 Gamewell town 146
308 Moncure CDP 146
308 Plain View CDP 146
309 Jackson Heights CDP 142
309 Seven Lakes CDP 142
309 Yadkinville town 142
310 Dover town 141
310 Hamilton town 141
311 Tryon town 140
312 Hollister CDP 139
312 Misenheimer village 139
313 Teachey town 137
314 Black Creek town 135
315 Garland town 134
316 Sea Breeze CDP 132
317 Rougemont CDP 131
318 Jackson town 127
318 Saxapahaw CDP 127
319 Cove City town 125
319 Gibson town 125
320 Cherry Branch CDP 123
320 King city 123
321 Lowesville CDP 122
321 Riegelwood CDP 122
321 Westport CDP 122
322 Ivanhoe CDP 121
323 Oak City town 120
323 Saratoga town 120
324 Granite Falls town 119
324 Welcome CDP 119
325 Hookerton town 118
326 Conetoe town 116
326 Fountain town 116
326 Stovall town 116
327 Briar Chapel CDP 115
328 Vandemere town 113
328 Woodlawn CDP 113
329 Alliance town 112
329 Barker Ten Mile CDP 112
330 Simpson village 111
331 Bell Arthur CDP 110
331 Evergreen CDP 110
331 Royal Pines CDP 110
331 Stedman town 110
332 Jamesville town 108
332 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 108
333 Unionville town 107
333 Wade town 107
334 Catawba town 106
334 Grimesland town 106
335 Ogden CDP 105
336 Fairfield Harbour CDP 104
337 Belvoir CDP 103
337 Castle Hayne CDP 103
338 Faison town 101
339 Franklinville town 99
339 Kelford town 99
339 Lake Waccamaw town 99
339 Powellsville town 99
340 Governors Club CDP 98
340 Neuse Forest CDP 98
341 Long Creek CDP 97
342 Gorman CDP 96
343 Bermuda Run town 94
344 Bowdens CDP 91
345 Etowah CDP 90
346 Swansboro town 88
347 Emma CDP 87
348 Peachland town 86
349 Pikeville town 85
350 Castalia town 83
350 Hemby Bridge town 83
350 Parkton town 83
351 Ingold CDP 81
351 Mills River town 81
351 Pilot Mountain town 81
351 White Oak CDP 81
352 Old Fort town 80
353 Grandy CDP 79
353 Roxobel town 79
354 Bailey town 78
354 Engelhard CDP 78
354 Sylva town 78
355 Kill Devil Hills town 77
356 Broadway town 75
356 Creswell town 75
356 Flat Rock CDP 75
356 Hobgood town 75
357 Bunn town 74
357 Sawmills town 74
358 Canton town 73
358 Spivey's Corner CDP 73
359 Denver CDP 71
359 Montreat town 71
360 Candor town 70
360 Carolina Shores town 70
360 Pink Hill town 70
360 Sneads Ferry CDP 70
361 Avery Creek CDP 69
361 Moravian Falls CDP 69
361 Oak Island town 69
361 Springdale CDP 69
362 Claremont city 68
362 Tyro CDP 68
363 Bayshore CDP 67
364 Graingers CDP 66
364 Trenton town 66
365 Governors Village CDP 65
366 Weaverville town 64
367 Bethlehem CDP 63
367 Camden CDP 63
367 Newton Grove town 63
368 Ellenboro town 62
368 Fairfield CDP 62
368 Grantsboro town 62
368 McLeansville CDP 62
368 Salem CDP 62
369 Grover town 61
369 Vass town 61
370 Middleburg town 60
370 Ossipee town 60
370 Rennert town 60
370 Whispering Pines village 60
371 Calabash town 59
371 Caroleen CDP 59
371 Dobson town 59
371 Mountain Home CDP 59
372 Cape Colony CDP 58
372 Manteo town 58
373 Cooleemee town 57
373 Hudson town 57
373 Rockwell town 57
374 Mesic town 56
375 Lawndale town 55
375 Toast CDP 55
376 Pollocksville town 54
376 St. Helena village 54
377 Valdese town 53
378 Alamance village 52
378 Drexel town 52
378 Edneyville CDP 52
378 Eureka town 52
378 Glen Alpine town 52
379 Murphy town 51
380 Iron Station CDP 50
380 Milton town 50
380 Salemburg town 50
380 Scotch Meadows CDP 50
381 Carolina Beach town 49
381 Enochville CDP 49
381 Mount Pleasant town 49
382 Banner Elk town 48
383 Ashley Heights CDP 47
383 Dublin town 47
383 Stony Point CDP 47
383 Swan Quarter CDP 47
384 Barker Heights CDP 46
384 Foxfire village 46
384 Franklin town 46
384 Halifax town 46
384 Macclesfield town 46
384 Trent Woods town 46
385 Cajah's Mountain town 45
385 Severn town 45
385 West Marion CDP 45
386 Bonnetsville CDP 44
386 Calypso town 44
386 Elrod CDP 44
386 Marietta town 44
386 Stokes CDP 44
386 Walnut Creek village 44
387 Dana CDP 43
387 Patterson Springs town 43
387 South Mills CDP 43
387 Valley Hill CDP 43
388 Fairview CDP 42
388 Harrells town 42
388 Micro town 42
388 Shannon CDP 42
389 Delway CDP 41
389 Henrietta CDP 41
389 Wallburg town 41
389 Walstonburg town 41
390 Fairview town 40
390 Robbins town 40
390 Waco town 40
391 Boardman town 39
391 Keener CDP 39
391 Oriental town 39
392 Bryson City town 38
393 Cricket CDP 37
393 Star town 37
394 Balfour CDP 36
394 Godwin town 36
394 Speed town 36
394 Sunbury CDP 36
394 Turkey town 36
395 Broad Creek CDP 35
395 Everetts town 35
395 Fruitland CDP 35
395 Southmont CDP 35
396 Boonville town 33
396 Cameron town 33
396 Surf City town 33
397 Milwaukee CDP 32
397 Stonewall town 32
397 Whitsett town 32
398 Connelly Springs town 31
398 Deep Run CDP 31
398 Kittrell town 31
399 Bridgeton town 30
399 Nebo CDP 30
399 New London town 30
399 Proctorville town 30
400 Bowmore CDP 29
400 Chowan Beach CDP 29
400 Falcon town 29
401 Bethania town 28
401 Colerain town 28
401 Staley town 28
402 Advance CDP 27
402 Blue Clay Farms CDP 27
402 East Laurinburg town 27
402 Sims town 27
403 Cypress Landing CDP 26
403 Fearrington Village CDP 26
403 Pinnacle CDP 26
403 Sparta town 26
404 Jackson Springs CDP 25
404 Mooresboro town 25
404 Northlakes CDP 25
405 Bostic town 24
405 Burnsville town 24
405 Clyde town 24
405 Germanton CDP 24
405 McAdenville town 24
405 Nags Head town 24
405 White Lake town 24
406 Arapahoe town 23
406 Harmony town 23
406 Ruffin CDP 23
406 Sunset Beach town 23
407 Columbus town 22
407 Momeyer town 22
407 Richfield town 22
408 Gatesville town 21
408 Hassell town 21
408 High Shoals city 21
408 Hildebran town 21
408 Mamers CDP 21
409 Atkinson town 20
409 Raemon CDP 20
409 Ruth town 20
410 Cherokee CDP 19
410 Kitty Hawk town 19
410 Mulberry CDP 19
410 Old Hundred CDP 19
410 St. James town 19
410 West Canton CDP 19
411 Cape Carteret town 18
411 Lake Junaluska CDP 18
412 Brookford town 17
412 Cerro Gordo town 17
412 Hiddenite CDP 17
412 Horse Shoe CDP 17
412 Jefferson town 17
413 Andrews town 16
413 Flat Rock village 16
413 Macon town 16
413 Maggie Valley town 16
413 Minnesott Beach town 16
413 Robbinsville town 16
413 Vann Crossroads CDP 16
414 Bogue town 15
414 Earl town 15
414 Fallston town 15
414 Icard CDP 15
414 Spruce Pine town 15
414 West Jefferson town 15
415 Newland town 14
415 Pantego town 14
415 Saluda city 14
415 Stanfield town 14
416 Bent Creek CDP 13
416 Danbury town 13
416 Foscoe CDP 13
416 Norman town 13
416 Rhodhiss town 13
416 Rutherford College town 13
416 Southern Shores town 13
417 Bayview CDP 12
417 Cliffside CDP 12
417 Coinjock CDP 12
417 Harrellsville town 12
417 Wanchese CDP 12
417 Wrightsville Beach town 12
418 Alexis CDP 11
418 Buxton CDP 11
418 Cedar Point town 11
418 Hays CDP 11
418 Millers Creek CDP 11
418 Raynham town 11
419 Belwood town 10
419 Hoopers Creek CDP 10
419 Laurel Park town 10
419 North Topsail Beach town 10
420 Arrowhead Beach CDP 9
420 Butters CDP 9
420 East Bend town 9
420 Peletier town 9
420 Potters Hill CDP 9
420 Sandy Creek town 9
420 White Plains CDP 9
421 Delco CDP 8
421 Emerald Isle town 8
421 Lake Lure town 8
421 Linden town 8
421 Orrum town 8
421 Pleasant Hill CDP 8
422 Bald Head Island village 7
422 Chinquapin CDP 7
422 Crouse CDP 7
422 Denton town 7
422 Forest Hills village 7
422 Glenwood CDP 7
422 Lattimore town 7
422 Rex CDP 7
422 Rosman town 7
422 Watha town 7
423 Avon CDP 6
423 Beech Mountain town 6
423 Deercroft CDP 6
423 Hayesville town 6
423 JAARS CDP 6
423 Leggett town 6
423 Ronda town 6
424 Dundarrach CDP 5
424 Falkland town 5
424 Gerton CDP 5
424 Harkers Island CDP 5
424 Lumber Bridge town 5
424 McDonald town 5
424 Red Cross town 5
425 Brandywine Bay CDP 4
425 Carolina Meadows CDP 4
425 Gulf CDP 4
425 Holden Beach town 4
425 Kure Beach town 4
425 Ocracoke CDP 4
425 Prospect CDP 4
425 Salvo CDP 4
425 Seven Devils town 4
426 Altamahaw CDP 3
426 Autryville town 3
426 Barnardsville CDP 3
426 Biltmore Forest town 3
426 Blowing Rock town 3
426 Millingport CDP 3
426 Roberdel CDP 3
426 Seven Springs town 3
426 Sugar Mountain village 3
426 Tar Heel town 3
427 Casar town 2
427 Frisco CDP 2
427 Goldston town 2
427 Hatteras CDP 2
427 Highlands town 2
427 Lowgap CDP 2
427 McFarlan town 2
427 Manns Harbor CDP 2
427 Marble CDP 2
427 Pine Knoll Shores town 2
427 Pinetown CDP 2
427 Yadkin College CDP 2
428 Askewville town 1
428 Bear Grass town 1
428 Cashiers CDP 1
428 Cove Creek CDP 1
428 Dillsboro town 1
428 Faith town 1
428 Gold Hill CDP 1
428 Indian Beach town 1
428 Lake Santeetlah town 1
428 Lasker town 1
428 Polkville city 1
428 Smithtown CDP 1
428 Valle Crucis CDP 1
428 Varnamtown town 1
428 Wakulla CDP 1
428 Waves CDP 1
428 Whittier CDP 1
429 Aquadale CDP 0
429 Atlantic CDP 0
429 Atlantic Beach town 0
429 Bakersville town 0
429 Bath town 0
429 Bennett CDP 0
429 Bolivia town 0
429 Caswell Beach town 0
429 Cedar Rock village 0
429 Centerville CDP 0
429 Chimney Rock Village village 0
429 Como town 0
429 Crossnore town 0
429 Davis CDP 0
429 Dellview town 0
429 Duck town 0
429 Elk Park town 0
429 Farmington CDP 0
429 Fontana Dam town 0
429 Glenville CDP 0
429 Gloucester CDP 0
429 Grandfather Village village 0
429 Hobucken CDP 0
429 Hot Springs town 0
429 Lansing town 0
429 Linville CDP 0
429 Love Valley town 0
429 Marshall town 0
429 Marshallberg CDP 0
429 Ocean Isle Beach town 0
429 Rodanthe CDP 0
429 Seagrove town 0
429 Spencer Mountain town 0
429 Topsail Beach town 0
429 Washington Park town 0
429 Webster town 0